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Route 57: the ultimate electric car roadtrip

Driving Route 57

In March this year we shared the news that UK & Ireland’s answer to Route 66 to be driven… in an electric car! The route nicknamed ‘Route 57’ covered 2,500 miles across England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland, all driven in a 100% electric Kia Soul EV, supplied by DriveElectric!

“This is an account of three glorious weeks I spent driving Route 57 powered by electricity and a lot of coffee”  – Jess Shanahan

Watch this overview of Jess Shanahan’s epic road trip in a Kia Soul EV through bustling cities, quaint villages, and beautiful countryside throughout the British Isles. You can read about Jess’s trip in more detail on the Jury’s Inn site>

Route 57: the ultimate electric car roadtrip

Plan your own adventure

If you fancy taking an adventure, check out the Route 57 website which breaks the trip up into 10 smaller road trips so you don’t necessarily have to tackle all 2,580 miles of it all at once. This means you can do one over a week and complete the full trip in sections or you can pick and choose the areas that interest you most. Discover historic cities, tranquil landscapes, diverse coastline, and much more – in days or weeks, depending on how far you want to go!

10 smaller trips:

  • Plymouth to Southampton
  • Southampton to London
  • London to Cardiff
  • Cardiff to Milton Keynes
  • Milton Keynes to Nottingham
  • Nottingham to Middlesbrough
  • Middlesbrough to Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh to Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen to Glasgow
  • Glasgow to Galway